Our wildlife and habitats need stronger laws

Right now, Parliament is deciding the future of Australia’s nature laws

The Albanese Government has put new nature laws in front of Parliament and wants them passed by Christmas. These laws are supposed to protect Australian wildlife, but as they are written now, they leave huge gaps and new loopholes.

The changes could still allow:

• Deforestation that destroys critical habitats
• Shark culling in our oceans
• A new “pay to destroy” offset fund that allows companies to pay a fee and still damage important habitats
• States and territories to make decisions about threatened species, even though they are often not willing or able to protect them.

Australia has waited 25 years for stronger nature reforms. We can’t afford to get this wrong.

Send an urgent email now to your federal MP and ask them to fix these laws so they actually protect wildlife, not destroy it.